Snowden is currently in Russia, where he is reportedly being allowed to leave the Moscow airport transit
zone in which he has been stationed for the past month. His
lawyer said he plans to stay in Russia and attempt to start a
life there — meaning the public's views of him probably won't
improve.

According to the ABC-WaPo poll, 57% of Americans believe that it
is more important for the NSA to "investigate possible terrorist
threats, even if that intrudes on personal privacy" — the Obama
administration's justification for the programs. Only 39% think
it's more important for the government not to intrude on personal
privacy, "even
if that limits its ability to investigate
possible terrorist threats."

It's worth
noting that other polls, worded differently, have produced
different results. A Quinnipiac poll released earlier this month
showed that there had been a "massive
swing" in views on government surveillance in the
aftermath of Snowden's leaks.